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2024年第一次广东省普通高中学业水平合格性考试
英语仿真模拟试卷01
(考试时间:90分钟 满分150分)Ⅰ.情景交际(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15分)
阅读下列简短对话,从A、B、C和D项中选出最佳答案,将对话补全。
1.—I have lost a chance to go to Peking University.
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A.You’re lucky. B.Congratulation! C.What a pity!
2.— It’s a pleasure to meet you, Sven. ?
— Well, everything is great.
A.How do you do B.What do you do
C.How are you doing D.What can I do for you
3.—There is a belief that e-books will take the place of paper books one day.
—__________ After all, paper books bring us a very different reading experience.
A.Don’t mention it. B.It depends. C.I don’t think so. D.I have no idea.
4.---I think high school students should be encouraged to take part in more social activities.
--- . Their major task is studying, and they don’t have much free time.
A.I couldn’t agree more B.I beg to differ
C.I mean it D.I got it
5.—William, I’ve read your career plan. Could I make a suggestion?
— . Your suggestion can be helpful to me.
A.That’s all right B.Just for fun
C.With my pleasure D.Go ahead
Ⅱ.阅读(共 15 小题:每小题3分,满分45分)
第一节 阅读下列短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的 A、B、C和D 项中选出最佳选项。
A
I just flew from Berlin, Germany, to Atlanta, Georgia, and it took me 24 hours due to the weather-related delay during my stopover in New York. Like many other passengers, I was so worn out, annoyed, and helpless that I could barely hold it together.
The pilot, called Thierry Beyeler, was different. He left the flight deck and walked to the dissatisfied passengers to apologize and comfort them. The pilot’s appropriate behavior set the tone and ensured no one got angry. It reminded me of the beauty of “elegance under pressure”. Thierry Beyeler was a pilot with Swiss International Air Lines, for which he flew various aircraft. During the delay, I had the chance to speak to Beyeler and learn about his experience as a pilot.
He said, “Flying is a bit like eating chocolate. I love every flight. However, when you have16 flights in four days, then that’s too much chocolate for me...”. As for crisis situations, he did